Your Trusted Advisor
The definition of trust is “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone; one in which confidence is placed.” Trust is a tall order.
With every step we take together I want to be your trusted advisor. Coaching happens in a collaborative relationship based on mutual trust with a high degree of openness between both parties.
At a foundational level, I create trust by:
Creating a safe, confidential space for you to authentically share successes, failures, fears and challenges.
Being an excellent listener.
Being a guide rather than an expert. Being a guide means holding clients’ hands through their journey, rather than forcing them to do things a certain way.
Regarding you as whole and the expert on you. As your trusted advisor, I am simply here to help you uncover your strengths and show you how to remove the obstacles.
Confidentiality
I uphold the ethical principles and standards of the coaching profession established by the International Coach Federation, the most stringent standards of ethical conduct in the industry.
In those instances where the organization is underwriting the coaching investment, the sponsor, supervisor or HR representative of the person being coached (the client) may expect to receive regular updates or progress reports on the coaching. In these cases, I build time into our coaching engagements for progress reports and review sessions if requested by the organization. These review sessions are designed as “three-way discussions” with you present, as well as your sponsor or supervisor (or HR representative) and myself.
Review sessions provide an opportunity for the supervisor or HR representative to inform the coach of the progress and changes the client is making, and make suggestions and set expectations for further development. These meetings are not designed or intended to provide a forum for the coach to feed back confidential information to the sponsor or supervisor. Even during these three-way discussions, specific information discussed between the coach and the client is held strictly confidential.
At no time will I release confidential information to anyone in the organization without the permission of the client, unless I determine that information revealed during the course of the coaching relationship may lead to the client doing harm to him- or herself, to the organization, or to another individual, or if the action revealed is illegal in any way. In this instance, I have an obligation to bring the matter to the attention of appropriate individuals of authority within the organization.